Proper noun
An island at the southern tip of South America, divided between Chile and Argentina.
The archipelago consisting of this island and a number of smaller surrounding islands.
Synonym: (archaic) Fireland
A province of Argentina. Capital: Ushuaia.
A province of Chile. Capital: Porvenir.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIn 1615, Jacob le Maire and Willem Schouten 's rounding of Cape Horn proved that Tierra del Fuego was a relatively small island, while in 1642 Abel Tasman 's first pacific voyage proved that Australia was not part of the mythical southern continent. Source: Internet
Recent history (1940–present) seeAlso In 1945 a division of Chilean CORFO (Spanish acronym for Production Development Corporation) engaged in oil exploration made a breakthrough discovery of oil in northern Tierra del Fuego. Source: Internet
Chilean radar supplied the British with information on Argentine jet movements in Tierra del Fuego, from where the Argentine Air Force launched raids on targets in the Falklands. Source: Internet
In the Southern Hemisphere, all of Tierra del Fuego lies outside the polar region in Nordenskiöld's system, but part of the island (including Ushuaia, Argentina ) is reckoned as being within the Antarctic under Köppen's. Source: Internet
It was published in the 20th century and considered an important ethnological work. citation An 1879 Chilean expedition led by Ramón Serrano Montaner reported large amounts of placer gold in the streams and river beds of Tierra del Fuego. Source: Internet
Londonderry Island is situated off Tierra del Fuego in Chile. Source: Internet